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Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar Sahu secured AIR 631 in UPSC CSE 2025 by giving...

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Beyond Farming: Why Protected Agriculture Could Become India's Next Industrial Revolution

4 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

A 20-year national mission to expand protected cultivation can strengthen food security, create millions...

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India’s Cultural & Sports Capital

3 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

A robust infrastructure has kickstarted Gujarat’s growth story in cultural and sports arenas as well

Beyond Headlines

Guarding India’s Final Frontier: How ISRO’s Indigenous AI-Powered Cyber Defence Platform Won the NAeG 2026 Gold Award

3 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

An Indigenous Innovation That Is Quietly Protecting India's Space Missions from Invisible Cyber Threats....

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Why Sanjay Gahlot Left the Indian Army to Serve the Nation Through the IRS

3 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Former Army Captain and IRS officer Sanjay Gehlot reflects on leadership, integrity, voluntary retirement...

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ACC Approves Second One-Year Extension for Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar Till August 2027 | Know Him

Who Is IRSME Officer Satish Kumar? First Dalit Railway Board Chairman & CEO Gets Second One-Year Extension from ACC

28 July 2026

Govt Constitutes Nandan Nilekani-Led Panel for NTA Reforms; S

Meet the Members of the NTA Reform Panel Constituted by PM Modi Under Nandan Nilekani - From Infosys Co-Founder to Former ISRO Chairman, IPS Officer & IAS Veterans

27 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 2026

Videos

G.S. Rao: The IPS Officer Who Helped Shape Future Cops And Now Leads Tripura Police

31 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Sumit Ramteke on the Cases That Changed His Career and Shook Organized Crime | Video Interview

28 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How NAFED is Strengthening Farmers, Markets and Food Security

25 July 2026

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Bureaucracy News

West Bengal Clears 6 IAS Officers for Central Deputation; DoPT Repatriates IRSME Officer Smruti Ranjan Sethy for Promotion

4 August 2026

13 IAS Officers Transferred in Uttar Pradesh: Indra Vikram Singh Appointed Gorakhpur Commissioner; 4 Divisional Commissioners Reshuffled

4 August 2026

Over-Governed? Chandigarh Has 12 IAS, 9 IPS Officers Against 18 Sanctioned Posts, Centre Admits

4 August 2026

West Bengal Posts 3 IPS Officers, 16 Police Personnel to Anti-Corruption Branch; Kamanasish Sen Appointed SP, Intelligence Branch

4 August 2026

Who Is IPS Arvind Negi? Decorated Himachal Officer Charged in NIA’s Jammu & Kashmir Terror Funding Case

4 August 2026

Who Is IFS Sana Fayaz? First Woman from Kashmir Valley to Join Indian Forest Service Wins 5 Top IGNFA Awards

3 August 2026

PSU News

SCOPE Organises ‘A Framework for Stress-Free Working’ Session for Over 60 PSU Executives

4 August 2026

National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC)

PESB Finds No Suitable Candidate for NTC CMD Post, Advises Fresh Selection Process

4 August 2026

RITES Q1 FY27 Results: Standalone PAT Rises 7.7% to Rs 71.80 Crore, Declares Rs 1.40 Interim Dividend

4 August 2026

HUDCO Inducts 11 Electric Vehicles into Official Fleet to Strengthen Green Mobility and Sustainable Development

4 August 2026

Sonepur Bazari OCP Targets 120 Lakh Tonnes in FY27 as Advanced Mining Technologies Boost Productivity

4 August 2026

MECON and NMDC Steel Join Hands to Support Future Expansion, Development and Engineering Projects

4 August 2026

CERC Proposes Transmission Charge Relief for Renewable Projects Delayed by Grid Constraints

4 August 2026

NBCC Hands Over ₹334 Crore Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College & Hospital in Chamba

3 August 2026

Defence News

From INS Mysore to Director General Naval Operations: Vice Admiral Manish Chadha Takes Charge

4 August 2026

Will Thailand Buy India's BrahMos Missile? Here's Everything You Need To Know

3 August 2026

What Is The Tri-Services Future Warfare Course 2026? Key Details, Objectives And Focus Areas

3 August 2026

How The Indian Navy Plans To Fight Future Naval Battles With A Layered Missile Network

3 August 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Wetland Verification Order

Supreme Court Questions Arunachal Govt's Cooperation in CBI Probe, Summons Top Bureaucrats

3 August 2026

Kerala HC Questions IPS S. Sreejith's DGP Promotion Amid Pending Corruption Allegations, Asks 'What's the Hurry?'

3 August 2026

Kerala High Court Clarifies Akshaya Centre Reservation Rules: No Mandatory Quota For Women Or PwDs

3 August 2026

Orissa Cheque Bounce Case: Orissa High Court Rules Magistrate Must Decide Maintainability Before Proceeding

3 August 2026

CSR News

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli to Launch Project Poshit for Maternal Nutrition

1 August 2026

Western Coalfields to Provide ₹2 Crore CSR Aid for Sevanand School Development in Koradi

1 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU with Nagpur Municipal Corporation to Support Lake Restoration and Conservation

31 July 2026

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Beyond Farming: Why Protected Agriculture Could Become India's Next Industrial Revolution

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When India's Constitutional Guardians Speak, Why Does Nobody Listen?

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

Why Sandeep Kumar Sahu Believed in Plan B Before Chasing Plan A

4 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Working full-time for nine years, supporting his family and preparing through self-study, Sandeep Kumar...

The UPSC Strategy That Changed Everything for AIR 602 Deepak Baghel

26 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 602 Deepak Baghel shares how self-study, simplifying preparation, learning from setbacks,...

How an IIT-BHU Graduate and Former NVIDIA Engineer Abhay Raghav Turned a 3-Mark Setback into Success

26 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read how Abhay Raghav, an IIT-BHU graduate and former NVIDIA engineer, secured AIR 19 in UPSC IFS 2025...

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Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...